Research Interests

Current Research Projects

  1. Taxonomic revision of the Hyalomma ticks of the world

      • Redescription and description of all the species and stages of all known Hyalomma species

      • Phylogenetic relationships inside Hyalomma genus based on morphological and molecular analyses

  2. Taxonomic revision of the Dermacentor ticks of the world

      • Redescription and description of all the species and stages of all known Dermacentor species

      • Phylogenetic relationships inside Dermacentor genus based on morphological and molecular analyses

  3. Taxonomic revision of the Haemaphysalis ticks of the world

      • Redescription and description of all the species and stages of all known Haemaphysalis species

      • Phylogenetic relationships inside Haemaphysalis genus based on morphological and molecular analyses

  4. Taxonomic revisions of some groups of Ixodes of the world

      • Redescription and description of poorly known and new species of all Ixodes from the Afrotropical, Australasian, Nearctic, Neotropical and Oriental regions.